Weather Records on 20 October 1916

72 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1916. Highest significance: Milwaukee Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 20 October 1916

On 20 October 1916, 72 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 69 daily.
Milwaukee Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 20 October 1916.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

72 stations

72 station records on 20 October 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Killalpaninna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

72 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 31, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 20 October 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	31
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 October 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 69.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

64 broken records

Margins by which the 64 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1916

Top 20 records on 20 October 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1916	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1916	Saint John, CA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1916	Bird Rocks, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1916	Pesaro, IT	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1916	Cultowa, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1916	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1916	Watford, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1916	Westminster, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1916	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1916	Philadelphia City, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1916	Washington, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1916	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1916	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1916	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1916	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1916	Toronto, CA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1916	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1916	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1916	Minnedosa, CA	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1916	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1806 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1916. 1916 had 72 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	59
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1